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2016Final results

2016 election for Minnesota House District 45A

Minnesota House of Representatives · Minnesota

Lyndon Carlson (D) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Richard Lieberman (R) by 13.9 points.

Lyndon CarlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.8%11,635
42.9%8,797
The same year, the district voted D+24.4 for president; this race was D+13.9.20,485 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+7.82010D+19.32012D+13.22014D+13.92016D+30.82018D+26.32020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET